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Damon L. Bahr to give BYU devotional address Nov. 15

Damon L. Bahr of the David O. McKay School of Education faculty will deliver the Brigham Young University devotional Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

He will speak on “The Unique Opportunities of Living at This Time in This Dispensation.”

A BYU and Utah State University alumnus, Bahr teaches mathematics pedagogy in the Department of Teacher Education. He joined the BYU faculty in 2006.

He received Faculty Excellence Award and Alumni Faculty of the Year honors from Utah Valley University and the Carl V. Watkins Outstanding Educator from the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce in 1995. He was also the first person in Utah to receive the state’s K-6 Elementary Mathematics Endorsement.

The forum will be broadcast live on KBYU-TV (Channel 11), BYU Television, KBYU-FM (89.1), BYU Radio and byubroadcasting.org. For rebroadcast and archive information, visit byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu.

For more information, contact Damon Bahr at 801-422-6114, damon_bahr@byu.edu.

Writer: Melissa Connor

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Photo by Kenny Crookston/BYU Photo

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